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FOUNDATION DEED 

DEED OF GIFT 

DEED REFERRED TO IN DEED OF GIFT 

CHARTER AND BY-LAWS 



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1910 



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BOARD OF TRUSTEES 



L. D. DOZIER, President JOHN F. LEE, Vice-President 

DAVID RANKEN, Jr., Treasurer F. B. EISEMAN, Secretary 

ROLLA WELLS JULIUS PITZMAN 

WALKER HILL FREDERICK H. BACON 



ADVISORY COMMITTEE (1910-1911) 

Herbert S. Hadley, Governor of the State of Missouri - - - Ex-officio 
Elliott W. Major, Attorney-General of the State of Missouri 
F. H. Kreismann, Mayor of the City of St. Louis 

Ben Blewett W. A. Layman 

Halsey C. Ives Robert Moore 

James Black Harry Elliot 

Owen Miller Cecil D. Gregg 

W. K. Bixby William S. Eames 

Luther Ely Smith 



Lewis Gustafson, Superintendent 



FOUNDATION DEED. 



This Indenture, made and entered into this 29th day of November, 1907, 
by and between David Ranken, Jr., of the city of St. Louis and State of 
Missouri, bachelor, party of the first part, hereinafter referred to in the first 
person, and "The David Ranken, Jr., School of Mechanical Trades," a 
corporation under the laws of Missouri, party of the second part, hereinafter 
referred to as the "School," Witnesseth, as follows, to-wit: Whereas, for 
many years I have been impressed with the fact that too little attention is 
given to the instruction of boys in the mechanical trades, and that the public 
schools and other free educational institutions have a tendency to create 
in the minds of the young, as well as in the community, a prejudice against 
manual labor, and the idea that common work is not respectable, so that a 
false impression and a false pride often influence boys and young men to avoid 
the mechanical trades in which they might have succeeded, in order to follow 
pursuits for which they are unfitted and branches of business which are over- 
crowded and in which they probably would not succeed, I am satisfied that 
there is need of an institution the object of which shall be education and 
instruction in the ordinary mechanical trades and in which boys, especially, 
may be taught the dignity of labor. I have therefore formed an intention 
of endowing an institution in the city of St. Louis and the State of Missouri, 
in which boys and men may be trained to habits of industry and economy, 
and taught such mechanical trades or handicrafts as may be suited to their 
several capacities, so that they may become useful citizens and be better 
fitted and enabled to support themselves by the labor of their own hands. 
Since, at my instance, a corporation has been organized to establish and 
maintain in the city of St. Louis a school of mechanical trades known as 
"The David Ranken, Jr., School of Mechanical Trades," I propose to now 
endow the same with a sufficient fund to enable it to carry out my long- 
cherished purposes and plans, so that I may see in my lifetime its foundation 
and not leave the plan to be carried out after my death. In consideration, 
therefore, of the premises, I hereby grant, bargain, sell and convey to the 
said party of the second part, its successors and assigns, the real and personal 
property described in the following schedule, namely, the following lots of 
ground or tracts of land situated in the city of St. Louis and State of Mis- 
souri, more particularly described as follows, to-wit: 

1. Lots twenty-four (24), twenty-five (25) and twenty-six (26) of block 
one (1) of the fourth (4th) subdivision of the Ranken estate, according 
to the plat thereof recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of St. Louis 
County (now city), in plat book No. eight (8), at pages forty-four (44) and 
forty-five (45), all being in city block 2184 of said city. 



2. Lot twenty-one (21) cf block two (2) of the said fourth (4th) subdi- 
vision of the Ranken estate, being in city block 2187 of said city. 

3. Lots sixteen (16), seventeen (17) and eighteen (18) of block four (4) 
of the said fourth (4th) subdivision of the Ranken estate, all being in city 
block 2191 of said city. 

4. Lots one (1) and two (2) of block five (5) of the said fourth (4th) 
subdivision of the Ranken estate, being in city block 2195 of said city. 

5. Lots twelve (12), thirteen (13) and twenty-seven (27) of block 
six (6) of the said fourth (4th) subdivision of the Ranken estate, all being in 
city block 2196 of said city. 

6. Lots six (6), eight (8), seventeen (17) and eighteen (18) in block 
seven (7) of the said fourth (4th) subdivision of the Ranken estate, all being 
in city block 2207 of said city. 

7. Lots six (6) and seven (7) in block eight (8) of the said fourth (4th) 
subdivision of the Ranken estate, all being in city block 2208 of said city. 

8. Lots thirteen (13), fourteen (14), fifteen (15) and sixteen (16) in 
block ten (10) of the said fourth (4th) subdivision of the Ranken estate, all 
being in city block 2211 of said city. 

9. Lots nine (9), ten (10), eleven (11) and twelve (12) in block twelve 
(12) of the said fourth (4th) subdivision of the Ranken estate, all being in 
city block 2213 of said city. 

10. Lots nineteen (19), twenty (20), twenty-two (22) and twenty-three 
(23) of block three (3) of the third (3d) subdivision of the said Ranken estate 
according to the plat above herein mentioned, all being in city block 2232 
of said city. 

11. Lots twelve (12), thirteen (13), eighteen (18) and thirty-seven (37) 
in block two (2) of the said third (3d) subdivision of the Ranken estate, all 
being in city block 2233 of said city. 

12. Lots twenty-one (21), twenty-two (22) and twenty-five (25) of block 
one (1) of the said third (3d) subdivision of the Ranken estate, all in city 
block 2234 of said city. 

13. All right, title and interest in a strip of land containing a front of 
one (1) foot on the north line of Chouteau Avenue and extending northwardly 
with the same width about eight hundred and seventy (870) feet to the south 
line of right of way of the Missouri Pacific Railroad. Bounded on the east 
by Ranken Avenue, twenty-nine (29) feet wide, and on the west by lot four 
(4) of the fourth series of the Chouteau mill tract. 

14. All right, title and interest in a strip of land containing a front of 
one (1) foot on the north line of Chouteau Avenue and extending northwardly 
with the same width about one thousand, one hundred and thirty-two (1,132) 
feet to the south line of right of way of the Missouri Pacific Railroad. 
Bounded on the east by Prospect Avenue, twenty-nine (29) feet wide, and 
on the west by lot six (6) of the fourth series of the Chouteau mill tract. 

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15. All right, title and interest in a strip of land containing a front of 
one (1) foot on the south line of Manchester Avenue and extending with the 
same width about seven hundred and thirty (730) feet to the north line of the 
right of way of the Wabash Railroad. Bounded on the east by Prospect 
Avenue, twenty-nine (29) feet wide, and on the west by lot six (6) of the fourth 
series of the Chouteau mill tract. 

16. A certain tract of land in city block 4559 of said city of St. Louis, 
designated as lot twenty-four (24) of Taylor Place, containing a front 
of four hundred and fifty-one (451) feet three (3) inches on the south line of 
Cook Avenue by a depth southwardly of one hundred and forty-two (142) 
feet ten and five-eighths (10^) inches to an alley. Bounded on the west by 
lot nine (9) of Ghio's subdivision in said block 4559, and on the east by 
Newstead Avenue. 

17. A certain tract of land in city block 4559 of said city of St. Louis, 
designated as lot twenty-five (25) of Taylor Place, containing a front 
of four hundred and fifty-one (451) feet three (3) inches on the north line of 
Finney Avenue by a depth northwardly of one hundred and forty-two (142) 
feet ten and five-eighths (10^) inches to an alley. Bounded on the west by 
lot ten (10) of Ghio's subdivision in said block 4559, and on the east by 
Newstead Avenue. 

18. All the real estate heretofore leased by me to the Terminal Railroad 
Association of St. Louis, a corporation under the laws of the State of Mis- 
souri, as described in a certain lease which is hereby made part hereof, exe- 
cuted by me to said Terminal Railroad Association, dated June 30th, 1894, 
and recorded in the Recorder's office of the city of St. Louis in book No. 1237, 
page 311. And said lease is now hereby sold and assigned to said "School," 
party of the second part herein. 

19. All the real estate heretofore leased by me for a term of ninety-nine 
years, from May 22d, 1907, to the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis, 
a corporation under the laws of the State of Missouri, mentioned and 
described in a certain lease which is hereby made part hereof, dated May 
22d, 1907, and described as follows: The following described real estate, 
lying, being and situated in the city of St. Louis and State of Missouri, and in 
blocks four (4), five (5), six (8) and seven (7) of the third subdivision of 
the Ranken estate, according to the plat thereof recorded in the office of the 
Recorder of Deeds of St. Louis County (now city), in plat book No. 8, at 
pages 44 and 45, said blocks four, five, six and seven of said subdivision cor- 
responding respectively to city blocks 2230, 2229, 2228 and 2227, to- wit: 
Lots eight (8), nine (9), ten (10), forty-two (42) and forty-three (43) in city 
block twenty-two hundred and thirty (2230) ; lots eight (8) , nine (9) , four- 
teen (14) and sixty-four (64) in city block twenty-two hundred and twenty- 
nine (2229); lots twenty-two (22), twenty-three (23), twenty-four (24), 
fifty-three (53), fifty-four (54), fifty-five (55), fifty-six (56) and fifty-seven 
(57) in city block twenty-two hundred and twenty-eight (2228) ; lots nine- 
teen (19), twenty (20), twenty-one (21), twenty-two (22) and forty-five (45) 
in city block twenty-two hundred and twenty-seven (2227) ; also all my undi- 
vided interest in and to the following described property, to- wit: A strip of 
ground one foot wide lying immediately west of Ranken Avenue and extending 

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from the south line of Manchester Avenue southwardly to the south line 
of Atlantic Street. The said lease is hereby sold and assigned to said ' ' School, ' ' 
party of the second part herein. 

20. All the shares of the capital stock of the Chicago & Northwestern 
Railway Company, now owned by me and standing in my name on the books 
of said company, to- wit: Four thousand and sixty-eight (4068) shares of the 
capital stock of the said Chicago & Northwestern Railway Company, each 
share being of the par value of one hundred dollars ($100) ; this deed to oper- 
ate as a transfer and assignment of said stock, but the certificates for said 
stock being now held by me as trustee for said "School," party of the second 
part herein. 

To Have and to Hold the said property in trust for the uses and 
purposes hereinafter set forth, namely: for the establishment and maintain- 
ance in the city of St. Louis, Missouri, of a school of mechanical trades; sub- 
ject, however, to all the conditions and reservations herein contained. I real- 
ize that, with shifting conditions and the changes which are liable to occur 
in the future, it is impossible to lay down any absolute and fixed rules for the 
government of said school; but, while I desire to give to the said corporation 
and the trustees thereof great latitude in executing this trust, I direct that the 
managers shall always bear in mind that the object of this school is not higher 
education or instruction in new sciences and arts, but plain and simple in- 
struction in the manual or mechanical trades, such as that of carpenter, cab- 
inet maker, plumber, brick and stone mason, blacksmith and others of a 
similar nature. As this work is experimental to a great degree, the power is 
hereby given to the said corporation and its trustees at any time during my 
lifetime and on my initiation, with the consent in writing of not less than 
three-fourths of the full board of trustees of said institution, to make such 
changes in the trust and its management as I may suggest and they approve 
in manner aforesaid. This deed is made subject to the following conditions, 
limitations and restrictions, that is to say: 

1. The name of said corporation shall always be "The David Ranken, 
Jr., School of Mechanical Trades, " and the location of said school shall be in 
the city of St. Louis, Missouri. This name and location shall never 
be changed. 

2. Having devoted my time for many years to the accumulation and 
management of the property herein conveyed, and not willing at my time of 
life to leave myself without occupation, I hereby reserve to myself during my 
life, or until I shall voluntarily relinquish it, the management of said property 
and the control and custody of the securities, herein mentioned, and such 
other property as I may give to said "School," with full and absolute power 
to sell and convey both real and personal property herein conveyed, or that 
into which it may be changed, with all the powers of management, sale, re- 
sale and investment of an owner, being trustee. I acknowledge and declare 
that all said property or that into which it may be changed, or the proceeds 
of any sales, or the reinvested money and securities and the income thereof 
belong absolutely to the said party of the second part, for whom I am only 
trustee, with all the powers herein reserved. 

3. The constitution, articles of association or charter of said corpora- 
tion shall always contain, in substance, the following provisions: 

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(a) The trustees or directors of said party of the second part shall have 
power to provide for a board of visitors, but said board of visitors shall have 
no power to do more than recommend to the trustees such changes or methods 
as to them may seem advisable, the said trustees having the sole power to 
adopt or reject any recommendations of the board of visitors. 

(b) The said "School," through its trustees or directors, shall, after my 
death, have absolute control of the said property herein and hereby trans- 
ferred, but all securities hereby transferred to or that may be hereafter ac- 
quired by said corporation or its trustees, shall at the time of their acquisition 
be endorsed as follows: "This bond (or stock) is the property of The David 
Ranken, Jr., School of Mechanical Trades, and can only be transferred or dis- 
posed of by vote of the trustees, as evidenced by the signatures of at least 
three of said trustees, to a declaration to that effect, attested by the secre- 
tary. " All securities shall be deposited in the safe deposit vaults of some 
reputable trust company, access to which shall be only by the treasurer in 
the presence of two trustees. 

4. In view of the fact that the property in the Ranken subdivision 
herein conveyed is peculiarly adapted for railroad, warehouse, or manufac- 
turing purposes, and in time will probably be required for such uses, I direct 
that the said "School" shall not at any time sell any portion of said property, 
but lease it for railroad, warehouse, or manufacturing uses and purposes for 
such long terms of years as to the trustees of said school shall seem best. I 
desire, also, that the following general instructions be observed. The said 
party of the second part shall, on some portion of the land conveyed to it, 
erect suitable buildings for the use of said school, setting aside for that pur- 
pose not more than ten per cent of the value of the property held by said 
corporation or its trustees for the use of the said school. Said buildings shall 
be erected as soon as possible, but the said trustees may, in their discretion, 
delay the erection of said buildings until the building fund herein provided 
for shall be adequate for the purposes and the organization of the school shall 
have been so far perfected that the same can at once be put into practical 
operation. I leave to the discretion and j udgment of the trustees of said cor- 
poration the character, number and extent of the said buildings to be erected, 
but I hereby direct that all palatial structures, expensive material and elab- 
orate or ornate decorations shall be avoided. I hereby direct that the said 
trustees shall as soon as practicable organize said school, provide a proper 
corps of instructors and prescribe proper methods of instruction, so that boys 
may be, as soon as possible, received into the school and instructed in the 
various mechanical trades. While I have hereinbefore mentioned a few of 
the trades in which instruction may be given, I consider it impracticable to 
enumerate all of such trades, but I desire them to include in the course of 
instruction such occupations and handicrafts as they may deem properly in- 
cluded in the general term "mechanical trades." The trustees of said cor- 
poration shall formulate rules for the government of said school, making all 
necessary provisions which will further the ends of the said "School," and 
enable it to carry out the objects and purposes of the said school in a practical 
way. The said corporation shall keep proper books of account, which shall 
contain full and acburate statements of all investments, properties and the 
income ^herefrom ; \«hich books of account shall always be open to the 



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inspection of the Governor of the State and the Mayor of the city of St. Louis, 
as well as to any board of visitors which may be appointed by the said trus- 
tees, in pursuance of the powers herein conveyed. Said corporation shall also 
keep full and accurate records and statements relating to the scholars in such 
form and with such details as to said trustees may seem advisable, and shall 
prescribe rules governing the keeping of such books, which said books shall 
also be open to inspection as hereinbefore provided. Said trustees shall an- 
nually publish, not later than three months after the end of the fiscal year, in 
pamphlet form, a report of the operations of the school for the preceding year, 
which report shall show all receipts and disbursements of said trust, and on 
what account, and an exhibit of the assets and liabilities of the said trust, and 
full statistics concerning the operation of said school. I am aware that in this 
deed I have been general in statements as to the object and purposes of this 
trust, and have purposely refrained from laying down any rigid rules for the 
government of said trust and the conduct of said school, it being my purpose, 
as hereinbefore stated, to leave the details of administration largely to the 
board of trustees as the board of directors of the said corporation. I again 
enjoin upon the said trustees strict observance of the one general rule, which 
is that the said school is for the purpose of training and fitting boys and men 
for the mechanical or manual trades and occupations, and the instruction to 
be given must always be practical, having in mind the need of the community 
and State for practical workers in mechanical trades who shall be skilled in 
their respective trades and occupations, and have such education as will best 
fit them to serve the community and the State in such occupations. Should 
occasion require, I desire that my said trustees consult with the board of vis- 
itors, as hereinbefore provided, remembering, however, that they, the said 
trustees, constitute the sole governing power of said school. I suggest, that 
in providing for a board of visitors the said trustees take in consideration the 
advisability of having on it representatives from the officers of the city and 
State, and also from the leading religious denominations, and also some repre- 
sentative business men. 

In Witness Whereof, I have executed this deed in duplicate, each of 
which is to be considered as an original, this 29th day of November, 1907. 

David Ranken, Jr. 



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STATE OF MISSOURI, 
City of St. Louis. 



j ss. 



Be it remembered, that on this 29th day of November, 1907, before me, 
the undersigned, a notary public in and for said city, personally came David 
Ranken, Jr., to me personally known to be the same person named in and who 
executed the foregoing instrument as party thereto and acknowledged the 
same to be his free act and deed. 

And at the same time said David Ranken, Jr., declared himself to be 
single and unmarried. 

In Witness Whereof, I have hereto set my hand and official seal on 
the day and year last above written. 

My commission expires November 10th, 1908. 
[Copy of seal.] 

Jesse A. Wolfort, 

Notary Public, 
City of St. Louis, Mo. 



J. A. WOLFORT 

Notary Public 
City of St. Louis, Mo 



Filed and recorded November 30th, 1907, at 11:16 A. M. 

Chas. F. Joy, Recorder. 



STATE OF MISSOURI, | ^ 
City of St. Louis. / ss ' 

I, the undersigned Recorder of Deeds for said city and State, do hereby 
certify the foregoing to be a true copy of an instrument of writing executed 
by David Ranken, Jr., to The David Ranken School of Mechanical Trades, 
together with the acknowledgment and date of filing and recording thereof, 
as the same remains of record in my office in book No. 2058, page 357. 

Witness my hand and official seal this 13th day of January, A. D. 1910. 

Chas. F. Joy, Recorder. 
[Seal] 



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DEED OF GIFT. 



This Indenture, made and entered into this 17th day of January, 1910, 
by and between David Ranken, Jr., of the city of St. Louis and State of 
Missouri, bachelor, party of the first part, hereinafter referred to in the first 
person, and "The David Ranken, Jr., School of Mechanical Trades," a 
corporation, party of the second part, hereinafter referred to as the 
"School," witnesseth as follows, to-wit: 

Whereas, heretofore, by deed dated November 29th, 1907, and recorded 
November 30th, 1907, in the office of the Recorder of Deeds for the city of 
St. Louis, State of Missouri, in book twenty hundred and fifty-eight (2058) 
beginning at page 357, I conveyed to the said "School" certain real and per- 
sonal property in said deed described, reference being hereby made to said 
deed with the same effect as if the same were herein fully and at length re- 
cited and incorporated, and I having acquired from William Ranken and 
Maria Louisa Ranken, his wife, of Newpark, Coleraine, County Londonderry, 
Ireland, certain real estate situated in the said city of St. Louis and State of 
Missouri, the said deed being dated March 18th, 1909, and duly recorded in 
the office of the Recorder of Deeds for the city of St. Louis and State of Mis- 
souri on the 15th day of June, 1909, in book twenty-two hundred and 
twenty-two (2222) beginning at page 440, of the said records, reference being 
hereby made to said deed with the same effect as if the same were herein fully 
and at length recited and incorporated; and, 

Whereas, I am now desirous of conveying all the said property and real 
estate so acquired by me from said William Ranken and wife to the said party 
of the second part under the same trusts, conditions, limitations, restrictions 
and reservations as contained in said original deed from me to said "School. " 

Now Therefore, in consideration of the sum of one dollar ($1.00) to me 
in hand paid by the said party of the second part, and in consideration of 
divers other good and sufficient considerations me thereto moving, the receipt 
of all of which is hereby confessed and acknowledged, I hereby grant, bargain 
and sell unto the said party of the second part, its successor, or successors, or 
grantees, all of the real estate and property mentioned and described in said 
deed from William Ranken and Maria Louisa Ranken, his wife, to me. 

To Have and to Hold the said real estate and property unto the said 
party of the second part, its successor, or successors, or grantees forever, sub- 
ject however to all the trusts, conditions, restrictions, reservations and limi- 
tations as the property heretofore conveyed by me to said "School" by the 
said original foundation deed hereinbefore mentioned and with the same effect 
as if all the property acquired by said deed from William Ranken and wife to 
me had been included in the said deed from me to said "School. " 

In Witness Whereof, I have executed this deed in duplicate, each of 
which is to be considered an original, this 17th day of January, 1910. 

David Ranken, Jr. 

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STATE OF MISSOURI, v 

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City of St. Louis. 



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Be it Remembered, That on this 17th day of January, 1910, before me, 
the undersigned, a notary public in and for said city, personally came David 
Ranken, Jr., to me personally known to be the same person named in and who 
executed the foregoing instrument as party thereto and acknowledged the 
same to be his free act and deed. 

In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal at 
office in the said city of St. Louis on the day and year first above written. 

My commission expires November 10th, 1912. 

[Seal] Jesse A. Wolfort, 

Notary Public. 

Recorded January 17th, 1910, Book 2276, page 558. 



Warranty Deed referred to in Preceding 
Deed of Gift. 

This Deed, made and entered into this the eighteenth day of March, 
nineteen hundred and nine, by and between William Ranken and Maria 
Louisa Ranken, his wife, of Newpark, Coleraine, County of Londonderry, 
Ireland, parties of the first part, and David Ranken, Junior, of the city of 
St. Louis, State of Missouri, U. S. A., party of the second part: 

Witnesseth: That the said parties of the first part, for and in 
consideration of the sum of twenty-five hundred dollars to them paid by 
the said party of the second part and of the delivery to them of seventeen 
bonds (of ten thousand dollars each) of the New York Central & Hudson 
River Railroad Company, of three hundred and ninety shares (of one 
hundred dollars each) of the Chicago & Northwestern Railway Company, 
and of three hundred and ninety shares (of one hundred dollars each) 
of the Illinois Central Railroad Company, the receipt of which is hereby 
acknowledged, do by these presents, grant, bargain and sell, convey and 
confirm, unto the said party of the second part, the following described real 
estate, situated in the city of St. Louis, State of Missouri, to- wit: 

Lots situated in blocks one, two, three, four, five, six and seven 
of the third subdivision of the Ranken estate, described as follows: 

1. Lots twenty-three (23) and twenty-four (24) of said block one, 
being city block 2234. 

2. Lots fourteen (14), fifteen (15), sixteen (16), seventeen (17), forty 
(40), forty-one (41) and forty-two (42) of said block two, being city 
block 2233-W. 

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3. Lots twenty-one (21), twenty-four (24), and twenty-five (25) of 
said block three, being city block 2232. 

4. Lots forty (40), forty-one (41), forty-four (44) and forty-five (45) 
of said block four, being city block 2230. 

5. Lots ten (10), eleven (11), twelve (12), thirteen (13), fifty-eight 
(58) and fifty-nine (59) of said block five, being city block 2229. 

6. Lots twenty-five (25), twenty-six (26), twenty-seven (27), fifty-one 
(51) and fifty-two (52) of said block six, being city block 2228. 

7. Lots eight (8), nine , (9), forty-two (42), forty-three (43) and 
forty-four (44) of said block seven, being city block 2227. 

8. All our right, title and interest in a strip of ground one foot wide 
lying immediately west of Ranken Avenue and extending from the south 
line of Manchester Avenue southwardly to the south line of Atlantic 
Street, which together with all lots in blocks four, five, six and seven of 
the third subdivision of the Ranken estate are subject to a lease made the 
twenty-second day of May, 1907, between the said first parties and the 
Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis, a corporation of the State of 
Missouri. 

The following mentioned lots situated in blocks one, two, four, five, 
six, seven, eight, eleven and twelve of the fourth subdivision of 
the Ranken estate, and described as follows: 

9. Lots twenty-two (22) and twenty-three (23) of said block one, 
being city block 2184. 

10. Lots nineteen (19) and twenty (20) of said block two, being 
city block 2187. 

11. Lots fourteen (14) and fifteen (15) of said block four, being 
city block 2191. 

12. Lots three (3), four (4), eight (8), nine (9), ten (10), eleven (11) 
and twelve (12) of said block five, being city block 2195. 

13. Lots three (3), four (4), five (5), six (6), seven (7), eight (8), nine 
(9), ten (10), eleven (11), twenty-five (25) and twenty-six (26) in said block 
six, being city block 2196. 

14. Lots five (5), seven (7) and nineteen (19) of said block seven, 
being city block 2207. 

15. Lots four (4), five (5) and eight (8) of said block eight, being 
city block 2208. 

16. Lots sixteen (16), seventeen (17), eighteen (18) and nineteen (19) 
of said block eleven, being city block 2212. 

17. Lots seven (7), eight (8), thirteen (13) and fourteen (14) in said 
block twelve, being city block 2213. 

Also all our undivided interest in a strip of land having a width of one 
foot on the north line of Chouteau Avenue and extending northwardly with 
the same width to the south line of Atlantic Street, bounded east by Ranken 
Avenue, twenty-nine feet wide, and west by land now or formerly owned by 

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Taylor, and all our undivided interest in a strip of land having a width of one 
foot on the north line of Chouteau Avenue and extending northwardly with the 
same width to the south line of Manchester Avenue, bounded east by Prospect 
Avenue, twenty-nine feet wide, and west by the western line of the Ranken 
tract. 

Also all our right, title and interest in the following mentioned lots 
situated in block three of the third subdivision of the Ranken estate in 
city block 2231, described as follows, to- wit: 

Commencing in the western line of Compton Avenue, seventy-nine (79) 
feet and two and three-fourths {2%) inches northwardly from a point where 
the west line of Compton Avenue intersects the northern line of the right 
of way of the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, thence running north- 
wardly along the west line of Compton Avenue fifty (50) feet, thence west 
at right angles to Compton Avenue, one hundred and thirty (130) feet, 
thence south parallel to Compton Avenue, fifty (50) feet, thence east at 
right angles to Compton Avenue, one hundred and thirty (130) feet to the 
place of beginning (containing sixty-five hundred (6500) square feet), and 
in a strip of land containing a width of fifteen (15) feet from east to west 
by a depth of fifty (50) feet, bounded north by the western prolongation 
of the north line of the land hereinbefore described, east by the west line of 
the land hereinbefore described, and south by the western prolongation of 
the south line of the land hereinbefore described, which last mentioned lots 
are subject to a lease granted by the parties of the first part to tlje Terminal 
Railroad Association of St. Louis, a corporation of the State of Missouri, 
dated the 30th day of June, 1894. 

It is the intent and purpose of this deed to convey to the said party of 
the second part, all the interest now held by the said parties of the first part 
in so much of lots three and five of the fourth series of the Chouteau mill 
tract, as is situated between Chouteau Avenue and Manchester Avenue, 
formerly known as Manchester road or Market Street road. 

To Have and to Hold the same, together with all rights, immunities, 
privileges and appurtenances to the same belonging, unto the said party 
of the second part, and to his heirs and assigns forever, the said William 
Ranken and Maria Louisa Ranken, his wife, hereby covenanting that 
they, their heirs, executors and administrators, shall and will warrant and 
defend the title to the said premises firstly, secondly, thirdly, fourthly, 
fifthly, sixthly, seventhly, eighthly, ninthly, tenthly, eleventhly, twelfthly, 
thirteenthly, fourteenthly, fifteenthly, sixteenthly and seventeenthly herein 
above described unto the said party of the second part, and to his heirs and 
assigns forever, against the lawful claims of all persons whomsoever, ex- 
cepting the taxes for the year of 1909, and thereafter. 

In Witness Whereof, the said parties of the first part have here- 
unto set their hands and seals this the 26th day of April, nineteen hundred 

and nine. 

William Ranken. 

Witness: Maria Louisa Ranken. 

T. R. Hastoh. 

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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 
County of the City of Belfast, Ireland. 



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On this 26th day of April, 1909, before me appeared William Ranken and 
Maria Louisa Ranken, his wife, to me personally known to be the parties 
described in and who executed the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged 
that they executed the same as their free act and deed. 

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official 

seal of office. 

Paul Knabenshue, 

Vice-Consul of the United States of America, 

Belfast, Ireland. 



American Consulate 

[SealI 

Belfast, Ireland 



American Consular Service, $2.00 Fee Stamp. 



STATE OF MISSOURI,) 
City of St. Louis. / 

I, the undersigned, Recorder of Deeds for said city and State, do hereby 
certify that the foregoing instrument of writing was filed for record in 
my office on the 15th day of June, A. D. 1909, at 9:37 o'clock A. M., and is 
truly recorded in Book 2222, page 440. 

Witness my hand and official seal on the day and year aforesaid. 

Chas. F. Joy, Recorder. 
[Seal] 



CHARTER. 



STATE OF MISSOURI, 

Department of State. 

Tii all to WHnm fte* V r;es;ettis strait tons: 

I, John E. Swanger, Secretary of State of the State of Missouri, and 
Keeper of the Great Seal thereof, hereby certify that the annexed pages 
contain a full, true and complete copy of the articles of association or agree- 
ment, in writing, of "The David Ranken, Jr., School of Mechanical Trades." 
with the several certificates thereon, filed October 22d, 1907, as the same 
appears on file, as the law directs, in this office. 

In Testimony Whereof, I hereunto set my 

hand and affix the Great Seal of the State 

of Missouri. Done at office in the City of 

[Seal] Jefferson, this 22d day of October, A. D. 1907. 

J no. E. Swanger, 



Secretary of State. 



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ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF 

THE DAVID RANKEN, Jr., 

SCHOOL OF MECHANICAL TRADES. 



We, the undersigned, hereby associate ourselves together for the purpose 
of forming a corporation under the provisions of Article XI, Chapter 12, 
of the Revised Statutes of Missouri of 1899, and all acts amendatory thereof, 
and hereby agree to the following articles of agreement. 

I. 

The name of this corporation shall be "The David Ranken, Jr., School 
of Mechanical Trades," and the principal office and place of business shall be 
the city of St. Louis, State of Missouri. 

II. 

The object of this corporation shall be to establish and maintain, in the 
city of St. Louis, an institution for giving instruction in the manual, or 
mechanical trades. It shall have power to do all such other things as in the 
judgment of the trustees may tend to advance the interests of the institution 
and extend its influence. 

III. 

The business of the corporation shall be managed by the incorporators 
and their successors as trustees and said trustees shall have power to elect a 
successor to any one of their number who shall die or resign. David Ranken, 
Jr., as founder, shall be a member of the board of trustees so long as he lives. 

IV. 

The said trustees shall have power in their discretion to provide for and 
appoint a board of visitors, who shall have only such powers and duties as 
the trustees may confer, the said trustees having the sole power to adopt 
plans, methods and rules for the government of said institution. 

V. 

The officers of said corporation shall be a president, vice-president, 
secretary and treasurer. The offices of secretary and treasurer may be held 
by the same person. These officers shall be elected from and by the trustees 
annually, on the second Tuesday of January of each year, and shall hold 
their offices for one year or until their successors shall be duly elected and 
qualified. The officers agreed on for the first year and until their successors 
are duly elected are as follows: L. D. Dozier, President; John F. Lee, Vice- 
President; Frederick B. Eiseman, Secretary; and Alfred L. Shapleigh, 
Treasurer. 

VI. 

The annual meeting of the corporation shall be held on the second Tuesday 
of January of each year. No previous notice of said meeting need be given. 

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VII. 

The funds of this association shall be derived from gifts, legacies and 
bequests, and from tuition fees received from students. 

VIII. 

This corporation expecting to receive large gifts from David Ranken, 
Jr., as endowment for said institution, it is hereby agreed that the name of 
this institution shall never be changed so as to eliminate his name therefrom. 
It is further agreed that, while the said trustees and their successors shall 
have the greatest latitude in the establishment of a course of instruction, 
one general rule shall always be strictly observed, and that is, that the school 
is primarily for the purpose of training and fitting boys and men for the 
mechanical or manual trades and occupations, and mere literary or book 
instruction shall always be subordinated to mechanical or manual training. 

IX. 

The said trustees shall keep proper books of account, which shall contain 
full and accurate statements of all investments, properties and income there- 
from; which books shall always be open to the inspection of the Governor 
of the State of Missouri and the Mayor of the city of St. Louis, as well as to 
any board of visitors which may be appointed by the said trustees. Said 
trustees shall annually publish, not later than April of each year, in pamphlet 
form, a report of the operations of the school for the year ending with the 
previous 31st day of December; which report shall show all the receipts and 
disbursements during the year, and an exhibit of the assets and liabilities 

of said trust. 

X. 

All securities purchased for the endowment fund or for the general 
benefit of said corporation, or which may be donated or bequeathed to said 
corporation, or which may come into their possession shall at the time of the 
purchase or acquisition be endorsed with the following memorandum: "This 
bond (or stock) is the property of The David Ranken, Jr., School of Mechanical 
Trades, and can only be disposed of or transferred by a vote of the board of 
trustees as evidenced by the signatures of at least two trustees and the 
attestation of the secretary. " All the securities belonging to the said corpora- 
tion shall be deposited in the vaults of some reputable safe deposit or trust 
company in the city of St. Louis, State of Missouri, access to which shall be 
only by the treasurer in the presence of at least two trustees, and no security, 
bond or stock shall be sold or transferred, except by a vote of the board of 
trustees, and such vote shall be evidenced by the signatures of at least two 
trustees and the attestation of the secretary. 

XL 

This corporation shall continue for the period of one thousand years. 

XII. 

The said board of trustees shall adopt by-laws for the government of 
said corporation, and general rules for the government and conduct of the 
institution which shall be established and maintained by the said corporation. 

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In Witness Whereof, we have hereto set our hands at the city 
of St. Louis, this 9th day of October, 1907. Said David Ranken, Jr., as 
founder of said institution, has also hereto set his hand, consenting thereby 
to these articles of association and approving the same. 

John F. Lee 
Julius Pitzman 
Rolla Wells 
Alfred L. Shapleigh 
Frederick B. Eiseman 
Walker Hill 
L. D. Dozier 
David Ranken, Jr. 



IN THE 
CIRCUIT COURT, CITY OF ST. LOUIS, STATE OF MISSOURI 



October Term, 1907. 
Wednesday, October 16th, 1907. 



In the matter of ^ 

The David Ranken, Jr., School l No. 2067 
of Mechanical Trades j 



And now on this day come L. D. Dozier, as President, Frederick B. 
Eiseman, as Secretary, and Alfred L. Shapleigh, as Treasurer, of The 
David Ranken, Jr., School of Mechanical Trades, and submit to the court 
the articles of agreement of said association, together with a petition praying 
for a pro forma decree thereon, in manner provided by law, and it appearing 
to the court that said petition has remained on file in the clerk's office of 
this court for at least three days since the same was first presented to the 
court, and the court having duly examined said articles of agreement, and 
being duly advised in the premises, doth now consider, adjudge and determine 
that such articles of agreement and the purposes of the association as therein 
expressed, come properly within the purview of Article XI of Chapter 12 of 
the Revised Statutes of the State of Missouri, 1899, entitled, "Benevolent, 
Religious, Scientific, Fraternal- Beneficial, Educational and Miscellaneous 
Associations," and are not inconsistent with the constitution or laws of the 
United States or of the State of Missouri. 

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STATE OF MISSOURI, | ss 
City of St. Louis. / 

I, Fred. H. Kreismann, Clerk of the Circuit Court, City of St. Louis, 
State aforesaid, certify the above to be a true copy of the order made 
in the matter aforesaid, as fully as the same remains of record in my office. 

In Testimony Whereof, I hereunto set 

my hand and affix the seal of said court 

[Seal] at the office in the city of St. Louis, this 17th 

day of October, A. D. 1907. 

Fred. H. Kreismann, 

Clerk Circuit Court. 



STATE OF MISSOURI,) sg 
City of St. Louis. / 

I, the undersigned, Recorder of Deeds for said city and State, do hereby 
certify that the foregoing instrument of writing was filed for record in my 
office on the 18th day of October, A. D. 1907, at 9:01 o'clock A. M., and is 
truly recorded in Corp. Book 33, page 352. 

Witness my hand and official seal on the 
[Seal] day and year aforesaid. 

Chas. F. Joy, Recorder. 

Filed and copy issued October 22d, 1907. 

Jno. E. Swanger, 

Secretary of State. 



BY-LAWS OF THE DAVID RANKEN, Jr., 
SCHOOL OF MECHANICAL TRADES. 



ANNUAL MEETING. 

I. The annual meeting of the corporation, in accordance with the 
articles of association, shall be held on the second Tuesday of January of 
each year, at the office of the corporation; but the trustees, by a majority 
vote, may adjourn the meeting from time to time or to another place. 

OFFICERS. 

II. The officers of the corporation shall consist of a president, vice-presi- 
dent, secretary and treasurer. These officers shall perform the usual duties of 
their respective offices in accordance with charter provisions and without pay. 

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COMMITTEES. 

III. At the annual meeting of the corporation the following committees 
shall be elected from and by the trustees, as follows: First, a finance com- 
mittee; second, a committee on instructors and instruction; third, an 
auditing committee. These committees shall perform such duties as may 
be prescribed by the by-laws or referred to them by the trustees. 

FINANCE COMMITTEE. 

IV. The finance committee shall be composed of the president and 
treasurer ex-offtcio and two of the trustees. This committee shall have 
charge of the securities and investments of the corporation, and no purchase 
or sale of any security or property shall be made, except on the recommenda- 
tion of the committee. This committee shall also have superintendence of 
the real estate belonging to the corporation, and make all necessary con- 
tracts relating to the management of the property, the collection of rents, and 
shall have superintendence of the building or buildings occupied by the school. 

COMMITTEE ON INSTRUCTORS AND INSTRUCTION. 

V. The committee on instructors and instruction shall consist of not 
less than three, and shall have the duty of making all contracts for the employ- 
ment of instructors, subject to the approval of the board, and shall make all 
necessary rules for the conduct of the school. The superintendent shall 
ex-officio be a member of this committee, and such superintendent shall have 
such authority as the board of trustees may from time to time delegate to him. 

MEETINGS OF TRUSTEES. 

VI. The board of trustees shall, as far as possible, meet as often as 
once a month, at such time and place as may be by them agreed upon; but 
if a regular time and place of meeting be once agreed upon, it shall not be 
changed without notice to all of the trustees. Four members of the board of 
trustees shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. 

ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 

VII. At the annual meeting of the trustees an advisory committee 
shall be elected, consisting of not more than fifteen persons, who shall serve 
for one year, or until their successors are appointed. The Governor and 
Attorney-General of the State of Missouri and the Mayor of the city of 
St. Louis shall ex-omcio be members of the advisory committee. The other 
members of the advisory committee shall be selected from residents of the 
city of St. Louis or State of Missouri, with special reference to their business 
qualifications and standing or eminence in the professions or trades. The 
advisory committee shall, at all times, have entrance to the school and its 
various departments, and any duly appointed committee of not less than 
three from such advisory 7 committee may have access to the books of the 
corporation, but the advisory committee shall exercise no other powers or have 
no other authority than to make recommendations to the board of trustees. 

AMENDMENTS. 

VIII. These by-laws may be altered or amended at any annual meeting 
of the corporation, thirty days previous notice of such proposed amendment 
having been given to each of the trustees personally, or by mail. 

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